Father shoots son during argument in St. Tammany Parish, deputies say

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said a man has been arrested on charges of shooting his son during a party on Saturday night. The son, 19, remains in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach, authorities said.

Jody Camardelle

Jody Camardelle, 43, of 125 Penn Mill Lakes Blvd., Covington, was booked early Sunday with second-degree battery. Deputies were called Saturday just after 10 p.m. about a shooting. When they arrived, witnesses told them that Camardelle and his son had argued during a party at the father's house.

The son, who was not identified, and his girlfriend went to the front yard of the residence in an attempt to let the father calm down, the Sheriff's Office said. Camardelle emerged from the garage with a pistol and shouted at his son.

The Sheriff's Office said Camardelle fired once, hitting his son in the stomach.

Capt. George Bonnett, the public information for the Sheriff's Office, said the argument stemmed from discussions between Camardelle and his son about cleaning up the house as the party was winding down.

Camardelle was brought to the Sheriff's Office complex in Covington for questioning but was uncooperative with detectives, authorities said. An arrest warrant was obtained and Camardelle was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail early Sunday morning.

Acadian Ambulance treated the victim at the scene and brought him to the Interim LSU Hospital in New Orleans. He remains there "under medical care,'' the Sheriff's Office said.